Not In The Flesh

by Ruth Rendell
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Ruth Rendell's books are not only whodunits but whydunits, uncovering the motive roots of murder' Mail on Sunday

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Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, and the post-mortem can not reveal the precise cause of death. Wexford knows it will be a difficult job to identify the corpse. Although it covers a relatively short period of time, the police computer stores a long list of missing persons. People disappear at an alarming rate – hundreds each day.When another body is found nearby, the detection skills of Wexford, Burden and the other investigating officers of the Kingsmarkham Police Force are tested to the utmost to discover whether the deaths are connected and to track down whoever is responsible.

Editorial Reviews

"Rendell's genius with the whodunnit form works to make everything doubly vital. Without being remotely didactic, she is the pre-eminent thematic novelist of her day... Jane Austen would have approved of Rendell's cliché-dissecting wit... It's impossible to imagine her writing anything devoid of import. She is one of the rare breed that make you feel privileged to be around at the same time as they are. She doles out death so that we might feel more alive." - New Statesman

"Gripping and memorable." - Sunday Times

"Compulsively readable" - Scotsman

"The queen of the whodunnit returns" - Word

"Rendell never fails to come up trumps" - Irish Times

"Wexford is as solid and reliable as ever" - Birmingham Post

"As ever, Rendell writes both literately and perceptively about her characters and the world they live in" - Spectator

"Superb ... The suspense persists until the book's final sentences" - Publishers Weekly

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